Matthew 27:45-56 - Jesus Dies On The Cross

⁴⁵ Now from the fifth hour darkness fell upon all the land, unto the ninth hour. ⁴⁶ But about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with an exceeding loud cry, saying, Eli! Eli! lama, sabacthani? that is, My God! my God! why hast thou forsaken me?

⁴⁷ Then some of those who stood there, hearing him, said, This man is calling out for Elias.

⁴⁸ And immediately one of them, running, and taking a sponge, and filling it with vinegar, and fastening it to a pole, put it to him to drink. ⁴⁹ The others said, Let him alone, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.

⁵⁰ Then Jesus crying again with a loud voice gave up the ghost. ⁵¹ And, lo! the vail of the temple was rent in two, from the upper part to the bottom; and the earth was shaken; and the rocks were rent; ⁵² and the sepulchres were opened; and many bodies of saints, who slept, arose; ⁵³ and coming out of the sepulchres after his resurrection, entered into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

⁵⁴ Then the centurion, and they who were with him, guarding Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things which were done, were exceedingly terrified, saying, Assuredly this was the Son of God.

⁵⁵ Now there were many women on the spot, looking on at a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: ⁵⁶ among whom was Mary Magdalen, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.

³³ Now when the sixth hour came, there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. ³⁴ And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabacthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, for what cause hast thou abandoned me?

³⁵ And some of those who stood by, hearing him, said, Behold, he crieth for Elias. ³⁶ Then one ran, and filling a sponge with vinegar, fixed it round a cane, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone, let us see if Elias comes to take him down.

³⁷ Then Jesus, uttering a loud cry, gave up the ghost. ³⁸ And the vail of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom. ³⁹ And the centurion, who stood opposite to him, observing, that with such a cry he gave up the ghost, said, Assuredly this was the Son of God.

⁴⁰ Now there were also women looking on at a distance; among whom also was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the small, and the mother of Joses, and Salome. ⁴¹ These women followed him when he was in Galilee, and supplied his wants; and many other women who went up with him to Jerusalem.

⁴⁴ And it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. ⁴⁵ And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. ⁴⁶ And Jesus crying with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit: and having said this, he expired.

⁴⁷ And the centurion observing what had come to pass, glorified God, saying, Verily this man was a righteous person. ⁴⁸ And all the multitudes who had come together for this spectacle, when they saw the things which were done, beating their breasts, returned. ⁴⁹ And all his acquaintance stood afar off, and the women which followed him from Galilee, beholding these things.

²⁸ After this, Jesus, conscious that all things were now finished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. ²⁹ Now there was placed a vessel full of vinegar: they then filling a spunge with the vinegar, and putting it on a stick of hyssop, carried it to his mouth.

³⁰ When therefore Jesus had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and inclining his head, he surrendered up his spirit.

³¹ The Jews therefore, as it was the preparation, that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the sabbath, (for that sabbath-day was a great day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. ³² Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other who was crucified with him. ³³ But when they came to Jesus, as they saw that he was already dead, they brake not his legs: ³⁴ but one of the soldiers with his lance pierced his side, and immediately there gushed out blood and water. ³⁵ And he that saw it bore witness, and we know that his testimony is true: and he himself is conscious that he speaketh what is true, that ye might believe. ³⁶ Now these things were done, that the scripture might be fulfilled, "A bone of him shall not be broken." ³⁷ And again another scripture saith, "They shall look on him whom they have pierced."